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Golf Still Needs Tiger Woods, but Ben Crane Provides Much-Needed Laughs

SAN DIEGO -- Tiger Woods wasn't at Torrey Pines golf course Tuesday, thankfully. Allowed me and the real golf writers more time with my new pal, Ben Crane. Crane won the PGA event here last January, then said he won because he hadn't expected to win. Many golfers are full of hooey like that. But come to find, Crane has a...

Tiger Woods' Return to Torrey Pines Could Be the Start of Something Big

SAN DIEGO -- OK, now we're talking. The PGA Tour has come to beautiful and challenging Torrey Pines this week for the Farmers Insurance Open and was considerate enough to bring a nice bottle of pay-attention. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Hunter Mahan, Anthony Kim, Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose are all...

PGA Golfers, Karaoke and, Naturally, Wham!

You can't make out these karaoke perps in the photo above. Truth be told, that's probably for the best. Of course, they're outed in the comments here. I won't name names (for one paragraph, anyway) in case you want to play "Really? These guys are 'famous'?" too. Just one hint: Both crooners are on the PGA Tour, and...

Monday Movers: Lee Westwood Overtakes Tiger for World's No. 1

Each week, Monday Movers will look back on the previous week in the golf world to see whose stock is rising and who will likely be heading back to the range. On the Rise Lee Westwood -- For the first time in 281 weeks, someone other than Tiger Woods sits atop the world rankings. The Englishman becomes the first European...

Monday Movers: Ups and Downs From World of Golf

Each week, FanHouse will look back on the previous week in the golf world to see whose stock is rising and who will likely be heading back to the range. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Monday Movers. On the Rise Rocco Mediate -- By winning the Frys.com Open, the 47-year-old became the oldest wire-to-wire winner on the...

Ben Crane News From the Web

05/09/12 On Golf: PGA Stars Unite to Form the Golf Boys Source: The New York Times - New York NY Starting Thursday, there will be the usual "You Da Man" cries from Woods fans, countered by chants of "Ooh-la-lolly-lolly" for Fowler and Mahan.
05/01/12 Golf: Beaverton native Ben Crane will return home to... Source: The Oregonian - Portland OR One year after he was unable to play in the Umpqua Bank Challenge, Ben Crane will make his debut in the best-ball event.
04/09/12 Monday (The Twins and Bubba Watson -- somehow tying... Source: RandBall - Star Tribune We probably should have recognized it as an omen, but at the time we just thought it was funny.
04/09/12 Golf boys: Masters champion Bubba Watson's charity boy... Source: Telegraph - London - UK Freshly crowned Master's champion Bubba Watson may manage to shift a few more of his charity singles, the foot-tapping Oh Oh Oh performed with feloow 'Golf Boys' Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan.
04/08/12 Ben Crane's tie for 17th in Masters just misses... Source: The Portland Tribune - Portland OR Beaverton's Ben Crane, who barely qualified for the 2011 Masters, just missed securing a berth in next year's tournament with his tie for 17th Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club. The top 16 finishers, plus ties, are guaranteed spots in the following year's event.